 Explain your username., Mine's emo samurai!!! |
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 Aug 13 2006, 02:57 AM
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Dragon  Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019  |
I called myself emo samurai because samurai are emo; they write poems called Jisei no Ku that are supposedly written right before their deaths, and a central conceit of samurai poetry is the evanescence of beauty and life. The thing is, though, people find the idea of an emo samurai funny, including me, so I'm called emo samurai.
What about you, friendly dumpshock people? |
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Aug 14 2006, 09:14 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
eidolon is one of my favorite words for ghost/spirit/apparition/etc. When I chose it, I didn't know there was a named free spirit in the SR world with the same moniker, but hey, it's cool, so I kept it.
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Aug 15 2006, 02:52 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 17-June 02 From: Concord University, Athens, WV Member No.: 2,880 |
Digging through here to find something else entirely, but this is amusing...
Sahandrian was my first SR character, an elf decker/face. That name in turn comes from D&D. "Sahandrian" is the name of the elf god's sword. The character has changed his name at this point, and if I were making the account now I'd have used something else (though probably not his new name). |
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Aug 15 2006, 03:38 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: 8-April 06 From: My dorm room Member No.: 8,438 |
I also named myself after my first and only PC, a technomancer. I chose the name because I wanted to pick a name that marked her as a techie, but that was at least semi-unique. Because I tend to get obsessed with things, FanGirl seemed like the most obvious choice for both her and me.
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Aug 15 2006, 06:58 AM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
It's my name...
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Aug 15 2006, 03:02 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,026 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Seattle (Really!) Member No.: 7,996 |
What McQuillan said.
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Aug 15 2006, 03:53 PM
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The Dragon Never Sleeps Group: Admin Posts: 6,924 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 7,667 |
Before Google, it may have been a challenge to discover the original source for the name I used for my first SR Character.
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Aug 19 2006, 10:23 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
If the shoe fits.
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Aug 19 2006, 10:36 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 313 Joined: 5-March 04 From: UK Member No.: 6,125 |
My first ever Shadowrunner was an ex-corporate wage-slave who worked in security. Since he spent so much time keeping people out of the system, he picked up the nickname 'Firewall'
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Aug 21 2006, 02:45 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Nezumi for Nezumi Hebereke. That means "Drunk Mouse" in Japanese, as a nod to my MUD character I hung on to for the longest time.
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Aug 21 2006, 02:51 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Guess. :)
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Aug 21 2006, 02:56 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 276 Joined: 6-August 02 From: Kiel, Germany Member No.: 3,071 |
I'm using this nick for ages... Dunno what the real reason was...
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Aug 21 2006, 04:53 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
What he said, plus a personality trait. |
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Aug 21 2006, 06:05 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
"PBTHHHHT!!!" :P
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Aug 21 2006, 08:55 PM
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Mystery Archaeologist Group: Members Posts: 2,906 Joined: 19-September 05 From: The apple tree Member No.: 7,760 |
My favorite charcter from Abramic (christian, jewish and muslim) mythology. Also the LARP character I lost days before signing up here. Just think about the first line of my sig to work out where I feature in the bible.
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Aug 21 2006, 10:26 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 633 Joined: 30-May 06 From: Leesburg, Florida Member No.: 8,623 |
...because Ted Bundy didnt sound cool.
Actually was my first Deckers name since Fast Jack was already in use. |
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Aug 22 2006, 12:52 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 289 Joined: 20-February 04 From: in the matrix Member No.: 6,091 |
DoG XinU was my first character (decker) and has a very special place in my heart. To a degree dog was based on me and my life at the time (no I wasnt a hacker but the rest is very similar). Plus there is not too many dog xinu's out here. :)
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Aug 22 2006, 01:26 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 619 Joined: 18-April 03 From: The UV Nexus Member No.: 4,474 |
I am a DBA. I got tired of people asking, "What's a DBA?". One day I came up with this.
It is sometimes a job description, too. |
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 Aug 22 2006, 01:13 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 456 Joined: 9-April 02 From: Orillia, ON, Canada Member No.: 2,531 |
I started using the nickname Mysterio like about 8 years ago when I first got the net at home. I needed a nick when trying a chat line and noticing a Spider-Man video game nearby and Mysterio was on the cover, so i used it and kept it since.
Yes he is the one with the fishbowl on his head No I do not wear one on mine No, I won't tell you if I have tried. |
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Aug 22 2006, 01:18 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
You have, haven't you? |
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Aug 22 2006, 07:45 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,579 Joined: 30-May 06 From: SoCal Member No.: 8,626 |
I started using my monicker way back in ~'98 when Starcraft came out. I actually kinda stole the spelling from an old and little known side-scroller for the SNES, I modified it a tad however. It's just kinda stuck since then albeit with variations.
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Aug 31 2006, 05:37 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 4-December 02 From: Ankeny, IA Member No.: 3,684 |
Hrmmm.
Used to go by Pendragn (King Argthur buff in high school, back in the eight character username days)... on a New Warriors comic book mailing list they affectionately truncated it to Pen... When my old hotmail was overcome by trash, I started over again... and decided to be PenAgain, because, well, I was rebuilding my internet persona from the ground up. Also because I tende dto end message board posts with a closing comment after my signature which led to me signing off (again)... get the idea? Long story for a silly name. --Pen Back in the old days, something witty would go here... --PenAgain |
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Sep 1 2006, 07:40 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
X-Caliber 2097? I remember that one. Me, I was a forum virgin when I registered here, so why not just use my name? :wobble: |
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Sep 3 2006, 03:32 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,000 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Halifax, Canada Member No.: 7,975 |
Well, Dranem is my gaming alias that I used pretty much any game that I play. I've used it for nearly 5 years now, it's a variation on my last name, and I generally don't have trouble using it - due to it's uniqueness :)
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Sep 3 2006, 06:58 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Bunker Gate 7 [CaTCo Compound] Member No.: 4,248 |
It's a translation of "laughingman" in french, with a native touch
... because I always liked the way that Harlequinn comment stuff on shadowland |
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